1RawTA

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I just wanted to know what i should use to clean my 17x9 polished aluminum wheels. for the winter i took them off the car and i wanted to clean the wheels and shine them up like they are brand new.. what should i use? and recomendation on some polishes or buffing that i can use to get them looking like brand new . thanks alot

p.s. they are the polished 17x9's ws6 wheels of my 01 ws6

ChiefBrody

I just use soap and water, and some elbow gease. For the inside I would get some wheels cleaner and a brush to scrub that part and get rid of any brake dust thats built up. Those wheels are clear coated so just some wax should shine them up if there not too bad. I usally wax my wheels once a month.

jargan04

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Unless you took the factory clear coat off them. There is not much you can do but wash and clean the clean coat. That is another reason I took the clear off my Y2K wheels.

99FormulaM6

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theyre polished aluminum? they came like that from the factory?

jargan04

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All 17" WS6 rims that came on a car from the factory were polished. At one time SLP was selling chrome ones. If yours came on your car from GM then they are 100% polished with a clear coat.

99FormulaM6

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oh. ok. i thought they were chrome. learn something new everyday..

01TAFlyer

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Are the 16" rims from the factory chrome or polished?

jargan04

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They are chrome.

1RawTA

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Aight thanks guys. can i use brakeclean to get all the brakedust of the inside of the wheels?

jargan04

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The problem with that, is it will eat clear coat. So you would have to be very very careful not to get it on any of the polished parts of the wheel. I dont remember if the back of the wheel is clear coated or not. I know on my Y2K's they are mirror polish inside and out and clear inside and out. If you have some metal polish try that to see if they are cleared in the back or not first You could use a simple green and water misture. Only use brakeclean as a last option.

1998TA__1991RS

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i wouldnt use brake cleaner on anything you dont want bare, brake cleaner will eat through anything

1RawTA

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thanks, ill try to get a strong cleaner though. like simplegreen or some other stuff

ChiefBrody

Just get some kind of wheel cleaner first like the Meguiars stuff. Start with the lighter stuff than work your way up to something stronger like simple green. You don't want to go too far and take the chance of damaging the clear coat first shoot.

PureWS6

as for the polish....i love mothers aluminum mag wheel polish....it works great......use it all the time

wickedws6

I use mopar (eeek) wheel and polish cleaner. I have a friend who works at a dealership and i get it for free from him. It works better that the mothers or meguiars that i tried in the past, to clean the inside of your wheels they also have a supercleaner that works great, it is made for clearcoats and will not harm them